Venous Thromboembolism: A Review of Risk and Prevention in Colorectal Surgery Patients
โ Scribed by David Bergqvist
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 240 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0012-3706
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